Service difficulty report · Packing · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 20, 2018
Submitted
April 11, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1284
Aircraft time
61,713 hours, 23,313 cycles
Part
Packing
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Oil Cooler
Component
Apu · Hnywl · GTCP36300A
Component part number
38002784
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A FAINT ODOR, POSSIBLY OIL, DURING CLIMB. ODOR WENT AWAY AND ONCE AGAIN WAS PRESENT DURING DESENT. ODOR WAS FAINT IN COCKPIT AND STRONGER IN FOWARD GALLEY. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE SOURCE OF ODOR TO BE THE APU AND PERFORMED JOBCARD 26L00021002. MAINTENANCE REPLACED APU OIL COOLER IAW CARD 26L31049004. REPLACED COOLING FAN, IAW MM 49-52-51. REPLACED THE APU TURBINE VENT TUBE PACKING IAW MM 49-91-53, AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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